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The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Monroe County Humane Investigator and the Monroe County Sherriff’s Office, is assisting with evidence collection and managing the removal and sheltering of 15 dogs and a parakeet living in an overcrowded mobile home in rural Kendall, Wis.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it will offer a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of a deceased cat discovered inside a cooler with a rope tied around its neck on September 2 in Lee County, Fla.

As the poultry industry kicks off its annual month-long celebration of chicken this September, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), as part of its national “Truth About Chicken” campaign, is announcing the findings of a national survey* that reveals a distrust of the chicken industry among consumers and a strong desire for more humanely raised chicken choices at the grocery store.

The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) commends the Texas Court of Appeals August 26th ruling in the case of Greater Houston German Shepherd Dog Rescue, Inc. v. Lira, which confirms the finality of adoptions and transfers of animals from municipal shelters to private rescues.

A newly released poll by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today revealed that good intentions don’t always equate to action when it comes to rescuing dogs in parked cars on hot days.

The ASPCA today announced that 33 animal welfare organizations are receiving grant funding to participate in nationwide ASPCA ‘Mega Match-a-thon’ events presented by Subaru, which will take place from October 17-19, 2014. The ASPCA is granting $220,000 to support a host of large-scale adoption events held nationwide in an effort to save the lives of more shelter animals.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today applauds Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Ma.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl.) for introducing the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, which would expand existing federal domestic violence protections to include pets of domestic violence victims.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that nearly 44,000 dogs and cats were adopted in the first two months of the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, an increase of 9,198 over the same period last year.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, Colo. is again at the top of the leaderboard in Division Four of the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg, Miss. is at the top of the leaderboard in Division Three of the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.